རྒྱལ་བ་བསྟན་འཛིན་རྒྱ་མཚོ་སྐུ་ཚེ་ཁྲི་ལོ་ནས་ཁྲི་ལོར་བརྟན་འགྱུར་ཅིག May His Holiness the Dalai Lama live for aeons to benefit all sentient beings – Tibetan prayer Today is the 79th birthday of His Holiness, the 14th Dalai Lama. His Holiness is the spiritual leader of the Tibetan people. He frequently states that his life is guided by three major commitments: the promotion of … Read more
Today we celebrate the birthday of the United States of America. But despite the parties, celebrations, and business as usual, a shadow lies across the heart of our declaration that we are a government of, by, and for our actual people. The Goddess Libertas is our country’s birth mother, our source, and the heart of … Read more
As you may know, on the last day of each month, I give honor to the Goddess Hecate. UPDATE, July 1: I continue this call, past Her feast day: In response to the ominous decision made by the United States Supreme Court today, and the ongoing corruption of the most fundamental principles of our democratic … Read more
I originally published this back in 2012, in my Goddess Sundays series. Since today is June 1, it felt right to encore this celebration of mighty Juno, Queen of Many Names and Virtues. Blessings to all! ~ Beth Hail Juno, for whom this month is named! Our story begins, not with Juno, but with the … Read more
When I was a little girl, Armed Forces Day (always the third Saturday in May) was a Very Big Deal. My dad was a career officer in the U.S. Army Airborne Rangers, and since we were usually living on one post or another, this was a huge holiday. It featured lots of special events for … Read more
Once upon a time, Mother’s Day was not just another retail marketing blitz. Its founders would be aghast to see that it has become one of the biggest consumer holidays each year, prodding us to spend on perfume, flowers, cars, jewelry, even office supplies. Don’t get me wrong … I love that this is still … Read more
From Angela Magara’s masterpiece, Earth Psalms – a slim volume that belongs on every shelf. It is based on the biblical Psalms, but infused with poetry that beats with the heart of Earth-based spirituality. Blessings and gratitude to our beloved Gaia, Mother Earth, on Her sacred day today! Let us vow to better honor and … Read more